"...a delightful romp through millennia...bringing together art, architecture, science, and mathematics under the umbrella of Leonardo's genius." -- William D. Phillips, winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics
A masterful examination of the differences and similarities in the sciences and the arts. -- Jamie Wyeth
So insightful, so original, and so well-reasoned that it immediately becomes an essential volume in the canon of Leonardiana. -- Sherwin Nuland, author of Leonardo da Vinci and winner of the 1994 National Book Award
This outstanding collection brings together eminent contributors to examine some crucial connections between postcolonial theory and translation studies. As English becomes an increasingly global language, more people become multilingual and translation becomes a crucial communicative activity.
Blow Fly: A Novel by Patricia Cornwell (Kay Scarpetta series #12)
Added by: hope-russia | Karma: 22.01 | Fiction literature | 28 June 2008
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Dr Kay Scarpetta has left Virginia in quest of peace but instead finds herself drawn into baffling, horrific murders in Florida, where she becomes entangled in an international conspiracy that confronts her with the shock of her life. 'All of Cornwell's books run on high octane fuel, a cocktail of adrenalin and fear . such is her grip on her audience and such is her ability to suck you into her hermetic, claustrophobic world that Scarpetta's tension becomes the reader's. Her fear is contagious, her adrenaline levels boost your own.' The Times
When you learn Photoreading you will experience what might sound
impossible. You will PhotoRead the written page at rates exceeding a
page per second, directing information into the expanded processing
capabilities of your brain. There the information connects with your
prior knowledge and becomes useful to accomplishing your purpose. You
get your reading done in the time you have available, at a level of
comprehension you need.
